9 Quotes by Kiley Reid

Any mom who misses a chance to dress her kid up like a hotdog sounds like a psychopath to me.

Family means no favorites.

One day, when Emira would say good-bye to Briar, she'd also leave the joy of having somewhere to be, the satisfaction of understanding the rules, the comfort of knowing what's coming next, and the privilege of finding home within yourself (209)

I think it best we went our separate ways, and that those paths never crossed again.

New York was like an ex who had worked out all summer.

She knew Emira had gone to college. She knew Emira had majored in English. But sometimes, after seeing her paused songs with titles like "Dope Bitch" and "Y'all Already Know," and then hearing her use words like connoisseur, Alix was filled with feelings that went from confused and highly impressed to low and guilty in response to the first reaction.

I don't need you to be mad that it happened. I need you to be mad that it just like...happens.

Good bosses shouldn’t make you happy in a job that they wouldn’t want to do themselves.

That night, when Mrs. Chamberlain called, Emirates could only piece together the words “...take Briar somewhere...” and “...pay your double.